Who doesn't love a good Daddy?!
Murray Bartlett; BD Wong; Lee Pace; Wilson Cruzlev radin/Shutterstock; Featureflash Photo Agency/Shutterstock; Fred Duval/Shutterstock; Kathy Hutchins/ShutterstockGirls, gays, and theys all love daddy, and they're far from far from being alone.
A man's sex appeal doesn't have to automatically disappear when he turns 40, 50, 60, 70, and beyond — Thankfully, these celebrities show prove how there's something wonderful about a man who's aged into his looks and style, and who now knows how to take charge.
Some of these men are actual fathers; others are not. But daddy is a state of mind, and these men exude Big Daddy Energy.
Anderson Cooper
Cooper is not only one of the most respected and beloved television journalists of his generation, but is also a real-life dad! The longtime CNN anchor has won 18 Emmys and has two sons that he co-parents with Benjamin Maisani.
Anderson Cooper
Anderson Cooper
Ricky Martin
Puerto Rican singer and actor Ricky Martin has been making fans swoon since he was a teen in the boy band Menudo. As a solo artist, he's known as the King of Latin Pop. The 53-year-old is also a talented actor, starring in Palm Royale and earning an Emmy nomination for The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story. He is the father of four children.
Ricky Martin
Ricky Martin
Murray Bartlett
Australian actor Murray Bartlett gained fame playing Dom in the HBO series Looking, and as he's aged, he has only become more popular. In 2021, he starred in The White Lotus, a role for which he won an Emmy. He's been nominated for two more Emmys for Welcome to Chippendales (2022) and The Last of Us (2023).
Murray Bartlett
Murray Bartlett
Guillermo DĂaz
Guillermo DĂaz, a 50-year-old Cuban-American actor, is known for playing Diego "Huck" Muñoz in Scandal and Guillermo GĂłmez in Weeds. He also appeared in the 2022 film Bros.
Guillermo DĂaz
Guillermo DĂaz
Brian Michael Smith
Smith is known for shows like Queen Sugar, where he played a trans man named Toine Wilkins, and for The L Word: Generation Q as Pierce Williams. He's best known for the role of Paul Strickland, a trans firefighter in the series 9-1-1: Lone Star. He was also the first out trans man to be featured in People's Sexiest Man Alive list.
Brian Michael Smith
Brian Michael Smith
Lee Pace
The 46-year-old Pace has had a long and successful career and is known for films like The Fall, The Hobbit movies, Guardians of the Galaxy, and Bodies Bodies Bodies. He's also starred in TV shows like Pushing Daisies, Halt and Catch Fire, and Foundation.
Lee Pace
Lee Pace
Colman Domingo
At age 55, Colman Domingo is just getting started. Domingo earned a Primetime Emmy for his role in Euphoria and has been nominated for two Academy Awards (Rustin, Sing Sing) and two Tony Awards (The Scottsboro Boys, Fat Ham).
Colman Domingo
Colman Domingo
Wilson Cruz
Wilson Cruz rose to fame as a teen actor playing the gay character Rickie Vasquez on the short-lived series My So-Called Life. Since then, he's been constantly working in Hollywood and fiercely advocating for LGBTQ+ rights. In 2017, he joined the cast of Star Trek: Discovery as Hugh Culber, part of the franchise's first main gay couple.
Wilson Cruz
Wilson Cruz
Luke Macfarlane
Macfarlane rose to prominence playing Scotty Wandell on ABC's Brothers & Sisters and has also starred in TV shows such as Killjoys, Mercy Street, and Platonic. He has also starred in several Hallmark Channel movies and was the love interest in Billy Eichner's Bros.
Luke Macfarlane
Luke Macfarlane
Luke Evans
Welsh actor and singer Luke Evans has appeared in action films such as Clash of the Titans, Fast & Furious 6, The Hobbit, and Dracula Untold, as well as starring as Gaston in the live-action adaptation of Beauty and the Beast and the titular character in the biopic Professor Marston and the Wonder Women.
Luke Evans
Luke Evans
Tuc Watkins
Watkins is a 58-year-old actor known for roles in One Life to Live, Desperate Housewives, and Black Monday. In 2018, he was part of an all-gay cast for the Tony-winning Broadway revival of The Boys in the Band. He also starred in the film version of the play. He is in a relationship with actor Andrew Rannells.
Tuc Watkins
Tuc Watkins
Cheyenne Jackson
Jackson is a popular actor on stage and screen. On Broadway, he has starred in musicals such as Thoroughly Modern Millie, Aida, Xanadu, Finian's Rainbow, and Into the Woods. On TV, Jackson is known for shows like 30 Rock, Glee, the American Horror Story franchise, and American Woman. He is the father of two children.
Cheyenne Jackson
Cheyenne Jackson
Andy Cohen
Cohen is an Emmy and Peabody Award-winning television host and producer, known for the Real Housewives franchise. He also hosts the late-night talk show Watch What Happens Live. He has two children.
Andy Cohen
Andy Cohen
BD Wong
Wong is a 64-year-old actor known for his Tony-winning role in M. Butterfly and Emmy-nominated role in Mr. Robot. He has also starred in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, the Jurassic Park franchise, and Disney's Mulan, where he voiced Li Shang.
BD Wong
BD Wong
Rufus Wainwright
Wainwright comes from a musical family, being the son of musicians Loudon Wainwright III and Kate McGarrigle, and is a successful musician himself. He's been nominated for three Grammys and won five GLAAD Awards.
